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in article , Margaret Suran at
lid wrote on 10/29/04 2:59 PM:

>>>> In article >, Margaret Suran
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps I will just get some sausages, make sauerkraut and open a can
>>>>> of Bush's Baked Boston Beans.
>>
>>
>>>> YOU??? Bush's??? well, I'll be. . . .
>>>>
>>>
>>> OOOOOHHHHHH, thanks a LOT Barb! My flippin' laptop screen will never
>>> be the same after that spray of Sprite!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve (Now, where's that screen cleaner?)
>>
>>
>> Margaret's pretty sharp -- I'm amazed she didn't think of it before
>> posting. "-) She must be in the grape juice again.
>
> No, I didn't think of it until this very minute, when I caught up with
> some posts from today. I hang my head in shame. ( It's Steve
> Calvin who enlightened me. Thank you, M
>

Well, I can tell you, I spent 2 days (they soaked for about 18 hours) making
Boston baked beans from scratch.
And they were good. No question.
But honestly, I can't say they were better than canned. They weren't quite
so mushy as canned, but they weren't better enough to spend 2 days making
them! They were in the crockpot at 9am. at 4pm, they were still too watery,
so I poured them into a stoneware casserole and baked them for 2 hours.

I still have leftovers, too. That reminds me....I can have that for lunch!

Just finished watching the "Rolling Rally" (aka a parade) from Boston. New
England Cable News carried it, and luckily my cable system gives us that
channel. I wish we got NESN (New England Sports Network) but I know that
will never happen. Anyway, it was fun watching all the loonies in the
streets of Boston and along the Charles, braving the cold and rain to catch
a glimpse of their heroes.

The spontaneous chants of "Yankees Suck" cracked me up!!!!